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50Twuncle
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Could someone please explain to me how a Hotmail account, gets registered with Google as the account to use on an Android phone ?
I had assumed that *.gmail.com or *.google.com would be necessary - but was surprised to find that ANY email address (Hotmail being just an example) would work .....
Is Google THAT powerful that it has access to all other emails or am I being paranoid ?

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  • Jivesinger
    Jivesinger Posts: 1,221 Forumite
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    Could someone please explain to me how a Hotmail account, gets registered with Google as the account to use on an Android phone ?
    In much the same way as you can use a gmail account to login to your Windows Phone or as a Microsoft Account in Windows 8.x or 10, and Onedrive, I imagine.
    50Twuncle wrote: »
    am I being paranoid ?
    Yep!
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    I being paranoid ?

    Well the machines are certainly out to get you .
  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 5,080 Forumite
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    Yes...........You are being paranoid.....
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    Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
    A PIRATE
    Not an Alcoholic...!
  • KingS6
    KingS6 Posts: 400 Forumite
    If you value your privacy, steer well clear of Gmail/Hotmail accounts.
  • RumRat
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    KingS6 wrote: »
    If you value your privacy, steer well clear of Gmail/Hotmail accounts.
    Yep, that'll teach em eh?
    Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
    A PIRATE
    Not an Alcoholic...!
  • AnnMollys
    AnnMollys Posts: 28 Forumite
    KingS6 wrote: »
    If you value your privacy, steer well clear of Gmail/Hotmail accounts.

    My question is do we really have a choice here? I mean, if we are not using that then what else we could be using? I am bit confused over this, as I never thought about privacy over this because it’s always only choice for me.
  • KingS6
    KingS6 Posts: 400 Forumite
    Protonmail, Tutanota, Fastmail to name a few. Lava bit was good until it was shut down.

    You always have a choice.
  • Double_V
    Double_V Posts: 912 Forumite
    Outlook.com is best, fast and better than gmail. As they gmail goes through your messages for "google searches".

    Or buy your own domain/hosting for £10 a year and have a personal email. mail@yourname.co.uk
  • KingS6
    KingS6 Posts: 400 Forumite
    Double_V wrote: »
    Outlook.com is best, fast and better than gmail. As they gmail goes through your messages for "google searches".

    Or buy your own domain/hosting for £10 a year and have a personal email. mail@yourname.co.uk

    Right because Microsoft are absolutely bob on about privacy too?

    All the ones I mentioned are free. There is no bull.
  • Chino
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    KingS6 wrote: »
    All the ones I mentioned are free. There is no bull.
    FastMail (one of the services you mentioned) doesn't seem to be free; its prices start at $3 a month:
    https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/

    Do you have a link to FastMail's free service?
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